Gale Warning 145, NWS Anchorage, AK

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FZAK51 PAFC 310015
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST TUE JAN 30 2007

MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND
AND COOK INLET

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ197-311500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE GULF THROUGH WED. A
WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE NIGHT AND WILL
DISSIPATE WED. 

$$

PKZ120-311500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST TUE JAN 30 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-311500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST TUE JAN 30 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-311500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST TUE JAN 30 2007

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-311500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST TUE JAN 30 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-311500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST TUE JAN 30 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-311500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST TUE JAN 30 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-311500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST TUE JAN 30 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-311500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST TUE JAN 30 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-311500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST TUE JAN 30 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AST MON JAN 29 2007

.DISCUSSION...
MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. THE GFS MODEL IS RUNNING A LITTLE DEEPER THAN THE NAM AND
THE UKMET, SO PRESSURES NEED TO BE ADJUSTED UPWARD ABOUT 4 MB FROM 36
HOURS ONWARD.

UPPER AIR...
THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA AND EASTERN ALASKA
AND THE UPPER TROUGH OVER THE BERING SEA AND SOUTHWARD IN THE CENTRAL
NORTH PACIFIC WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS
PATTERN WILL CONTINUE TO STEER THE STORM NORTHWEST THROUGH THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND INTO THE BERING SEA. WARMER AIR WILL CONTINUE
TO MOVE UP FROM THE CENTRAL PACIFIC INTO MAINLAND ALASKA OVER THE
NEXT FEW DAYS.

EAST DOMAIN...A WEATHER FRONT ALONG THE GULF COAST WILL DISSIPATE
OVER THE SOUTHCENTRAL INTERIOR THIS EVENING. RAIN ALONG THE COASTAL
SECTIONS WILL BECOME SHOWERS THIS EVENING. A PERSISTENT SOUTH TO
SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH MOIST AIR INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA.
AREAS OF RAIN WILL PERSIST ALONG THE UPSLOPE AREAS ALONG THE COAST,
COPPER RIVER BASIN AND SUSITNA VALLEY THROUGH TUESDAY. ANOTHER FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA AND KODIAK ISLAND WED.

STRONG WINDS THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM AND OTHER CHANNELED TERRAIN ALONG
THE COAST WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THIS EVENING AND DIMINISH
AFTER MIDNIGHT.

WEST DOMAIN...
A SERIES OF STRONG STORMS WILL MOVE NORTHWEST OUT OF THE NORTH
PACIFIC, CROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND MOVE INTO THE BERING SEA.
GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE ALASKA
PENINSULA TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY WITH THE FIRST STORM CENTER AND
AGAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS THE SECOND STORM APPROACHES THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR ZONES 101 161 AND 181.
         BLIZZARD WARNING FOR ZONE 187.
         FLOOD WARNING FOR ZONE 121.
MARINE...STORM 130 138 155 160 165 179
         GALE 120 132 150 170 171 172 175 176 180 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

NM JAN 07

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
234 AM AST TUE JAN 30 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0200 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 2 N UNALASKA            53.96N 166.51W
01/30/2007  M74 MPH          PKZ171             AK   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            GUST AT DUTA2

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